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Merging Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge Links Climate with the Growth of a Large Migratory Caribou Population
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Climate change in the Arctic is two to three times faster than anywhere else in the world. It is therefore crucial to understand the effects of weather on keystone arctic species, particularly those...
Migratory Waterfowl and the Syncrude Tar Sands Lease: A Report
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Objectives of the waterfowl surveys are: 1) To monitor waterfowl migrations through the Syncrude Lease 17 and general area during all seasons of use. 2) To establish the locations and intensity of use
Monitoring Air Quality with Lichen: A Feasibility Study
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Study to determine the scientific, technical and economic feasibility of establishing air pollution effect gradients using lichenological methods on a radially arranged pattern of observation sites
Observations on the Dispersal of Saline Groundwater in the Beaver Creek Diversion System, 1976-1978
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Emphasis is placed on processes influencing temporal and spatial patterns in circulation, stratification and saline water distributions. Owing to its density, the high salinity effluent tends to sink
Oil Sands Clay Fines: Can they be Reclaimed as Productive, Self-Sustaining Wetlands?
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The Clark hot water process currently used for extracting bitumen from the Athabasca oil sands results in large volumes of clay fines containing small amounts of residual bitumen. One possible way of...
Ornithological Studies on and near Crown Lease 17, Northeastern Alberta, June-October 1984
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Overall objectives of this study were to determine the abundance and diversity of terrestrial breeding birds and conduct waterbird inventories to determine what changes, if any, have occurred
Overview of Wildlife Habitats West of the Syncrude Plant Site, Lease #17
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The area does not appear to include any rare or endangered species and the habitats in the area are common to a large portion of Northern Alberta, therefore area is not critical to any wildlife specie
Performance of Grasses, Shrubs and Trees on Disturbed Soil at the AOSERP Mildred Lake Camp Experimental Area
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Objectives were to establish grass, shrub and tree species for evaluation of their response, particularly their reproduction response, to the climatic and edaphic conditions north of Fort McMurray
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins, Dibenzofurans and Non-ortho Substituted Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) from the Canadian Arctic
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The presence of contaminants in the Arctic environment has raised concerns regarding levels in wildlife and possible effects on the health of wildlife populations. In addition, contaminants in wild...
Preliminary Baseline Investigations of Furbearing and Ungulate Mammals Using Lease No. 17
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Relative abundance and spatial distribution of moose, deer and 13 species of furbearers were investigated by systematic aerial surveys and winter track counts along 215 km of established transect line
Proceedings of Alberta Oil Sands Tailings Wastewater Treatment Technology Workshop
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Syncrude has requested that Alberta Environment consider controlled discharge of treated water as part of the waste control guidelines for the plant and establish discharge criteria
Reclaimed Upland Vegetation Community Trends on Syncrude's Mine Sites
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This report summarizes up to 39 years of plant community development trends on Syncrude’s reclaimed mine sites near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Reclamation Activities at Syncrude Canada Ltd.
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Syncrude Canada Ltd. (Mildred Lake Project) is an oil sand surface mining and processing venture situated in the Athabasca Oil Sands of northeastern Alberta . This project, approximately 420 km north...
Reclamation and Vegetation of Surface Mined Areas in the Athabasca Tar Sands
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Field trial on an already vegetated area on the GCOS tailings pond dike, to determine responses of the already established vegetative cover to different fertility levels, and fate of added fertilizer
Reclamation Research for Various Land Uses in the Oil Sands Region of Alberta, Canada
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Syncrude Canada Ltd. produces 200,000 barrels of synthetic crude oil per day from its oil sands surface mining operations located 50 km north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The three major types of...
Regional Hydrogeological Study McMurray Oil Sands Area, Alberta
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Determine the present availability of pertinent hydrogeological data. Interpret this data as far as possible and outline effects of the groundwater systems on oil recovery operations and vice versa
Remote Sensing and the Athabasca Tar Sands: An Overview
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This report is a survey of remote sensing technology and its applicability to the environmental study needs of the tar sands area and includes examples of surveys that have already been completed
Resource Roads and Wetlands: A Guide for Planning, Construction, and Maintenance
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This guide contains best management practices that help plan, construct and maintain resource roads in forested environments in order to maintain the movement of water in wetlands.
Resource Roads and Wetlands: Practical Applications to Maintain Hydrologic Connectivity
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This presentation highlights planning and operations applications of water management techniques for resource roads crossing wetlands.